RACI Matrix
RACI Matrix is a structured group exercise for convergent alignment: it helps participants compare options and move toward a shared decision.
How to run it
- To set up the matrix, you will need two lists:
- A work breakdown: These are the items or activities that the group shares responsibility for creating or managing. These should be specific enough to answer when a team member asks, “Who does X?”
- Create the matrix by listing the work breakdown along the vertical axis and the roles along the horizontal axis. Inside the matrix, the group will work through assigning levels of responsibility by coding R, A, C, I:
- Responsible: This is the doer of the work. Although this person may delegate or seek support from others, ultimately this one person is responsible for doing the work.
- Consulted: These contributors provide input, opinions, and advice through two way communication.
- Informed: Although they are not contributors, these people are kept up-to-date on progress or completion through one-way communication.
- In working through the matrix with the group, it is best to follow the natural progression of the work breakdown from start to finish. The matrix is complete when every task has a clear set of responsibilities.
- By creating a RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrix, a group will tackle the responsibility problem directly.
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To set up the matrix, you will need two lists:
A work breakdown: These are the items or activities that the group shares responsibility for creating or managing. These should be specific enough to answer when a team member asks, “Who does X?”
Create the matrix by listing the work breakdown along the vertical axis and the roles along the horizontal axis. Inside the matrix, the group will work through assigning levels of responsibility by coding R, A, C, I:
Consulted: These contributors provide input, opinions, and advice through two way communication.
In working through the matrix with the group, it is best to follow the natural progression of the work breakdown from start to finish. The matrix is complete when every task has a clear set of responsibilities.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: RACI Matrix. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: To set up the matrix, you will need two lists:; A work breakdown: These are the items or activities that the group shares responsibility for creating or managing. These should be specific enough to answer when a team member asks, “Who does X?”; Create the matrix by listing the work breakdown along the vertical axis and the roles along the horizontal axis. Inside the matrix, the group will work through assigning levels of responsibility by coding R, A, C, I:; Consulted: These contributors provide input, opinions, and advice through two way communication.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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